As Focus Shifts To LS Polls, A Look At Welfare Schemes That Could Decide Outcome At Centre, In States

Various welfare projects which are in play both at the Centre and in states will be at the core of the campaign pitches of the ruling party and Opposition ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.

(From left) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee. ( Image Source :PTI )

With the elections to five states, dubbed as the semifinal ahead of 2024 Lok sabha elections, ending with a scoreline of 3-2 in favour of the BJP, the focus has now shifted to the big final. As the major electoral players — the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which holds the administrative reins of the country currently, and the Congress and its partners in the Opposition bloc I.N.D.I.A — look to cover the chinks in their armours and gather steam ahead of the general